December 6, 2021
BARBADOS’ new President Sandra Mason, centre right, awards Prince Charles with the Order of Freedom of Barbados during the presidential inauguration ceremony in Bridgetown, Barbados, as Barbados stops pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II as it becomes a republic.
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FRONT PORCH: When will we ask ourselves the question Barbados answered and shake off our shackles?
Since her first electoral sweep in 2018, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has engaged her country of approximately 290,000 in a sustained dialogue on democratic modernization and reform of the eastern Caribbean nation.
INSIGHT: Are we ready to become a republic?
Barbados was the centre of attention last week – as the nation officially became a republic.
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